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1 in some he THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1924. Pettis Dry Goods Co. -The New York "Watch the Pettis Man's Shop for -Established Men's $12, .50 Pure Silk Hose WET Every All Pair First Perfect Quality Fine Arranged Range of for Quick Colors Choosing 6 Pairs for $2.60 1,500 pairs-from a maker whose name we agreed to withhold owing to the low price. The wonderful sale! Buy now likely cost you plain silk, fancy quality and style is the for Christmas--pure more than twice this amount pure silk with shadow 'Gold Bond' Socks 6 for Pairs great thing about this silk of this quality will later on. Choice of stripe, or Richelieu rib.

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Goods Co. Pettis Dry Goods Co. Pettis Dry beautiful floral offerings and the many room in which it stood was crowded with other flowers. The entire lower doors of the home was crowded with relatives and friends. The doors and windows of the home were left open so that friends and neighbors could hear what was said during the service.

The body will be taken to Cincinnati this morning, leaving Indianapolis at 7:30 o'clock. Burial will be this morning Cincinnati near the grave of Mr. Rothschild's parents. The active pallbearers were M. K.

Foxworthy, Fred E. Schornstein, C. F. Thomas, Marshall V. Robb, Paul D.

Birdsall and H. R. Ellis. NAB CHECK ARTIST AT LOCAL BANK As the result of a trap set by detectives and bank officials. Sam Lockett, alias Willie Nealson, colored, was placed in jail yesterday after trying to cash a bad check for $978.80 on the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company.

Lockett is said by police to have escaped from the Kansas state prison. Lansing, after being sentenced from Kansas City, as a participant in a $12,500 pawnshop holdup. Lockett appeared at the bank Satur-1 day with the $978.80 check made out to him in the name of the Thomas Lumber Company, Centralia, Mo. He deposited the check. The bank learned from the lumber company the check was worthlegs, A trap was set for Lockett.

A. S. Johnson, manager of the savings department of the bank, notified Lockett he could draw his deposit, it is said, and then notifled the police. Falls Into Trap. Instead of trying to cash a check at the bank, Lockett went to the Guardian State bank and arranged for the teller to go to the Fletcher-American bank and obtain a transfer of $700 of the money to that bank.

The teller learned the check at the FletcherAmerican bank was fraudulent and arrangements were made to take Lockett into custody when he again appeared at the Guardian State bank. Lockett entered the bank Wednesday afternoon with a check made out for $176. He was immediately arrested. SPIRITUALIST MINISTER QUITS KU KLUX KLAN The Rev. Charles If.

Gunsolus, pastor of the Spiritualist Church of Truth, formerly of the Bright wood Congregational Church, who declares he WAS the first active minister to join the Ku Klux Klan in Indianapolis, made public his resignation from the organization. He denounced the Klan with the assertion that it is based on monetary and political foundation. He said he had been a member of the Klan for two and a half years and had been officially appointed as a state lecturer. He made publie his statement, addressed to George Elliott. Eleventh street and College avenue.

from the Methodist hospital, where he is a patient. was made the subject of ridicule and the Inughing stock of klansmen because I had joined the Spiritualist said. "I also heard Klan speakers attack 'other religions besides the Spiritualists, and yet they say they stand for religious tolerance and liberty of conscience. 'I believe of the Klan principles, but the men at the head of the organization in Indianapolis lack the judicial and executive ability to put these principles in action. The organization is just what D.

Stephenson said it was. I am leaving the Klan because' has entered the arena of YOUTHFUL BANDITS TAKE $30 IN TWO OIL STATION RAIDS Nervousness Causes Trio to Overlook Larger Amounts in Both Places. Three youthful automobile bandits descended on two Standard Oil Company Alling stations last night, held up the attendants and escaped with about $30. Because of their nervousness, apparent in the trembling with which they held their weapons, a small -caliber, nickel plated, revolver and a bent tool. the holdups missed much larger sums of money at both places.

Louis Roth, 549 North Hamilton avenue, was seated in the filling station at Shelby and Minnesota streets, reading a newspaper, when the trio drove to the door in an old touring car. One of the young men jumped out and entered the station, confronting Roth with a revolver. Gets $30 in Bills. He ordered Roth in wavering voice to stand up and hold up his hands. While a companion stood at the doorway, the tire tool clutched tightly in his hands, the man with the gun searched Roth's pockets and took between $25 and $30.

As soon as his hand closed on the roll of bills, he ran to the car. He and his companion jumped in and with the third member of the gang, who had remained at the driver's 'seat, drove away. Less than a half hour later, the trio appeared at a filling station at East Washington street and the Brookville road. Their nervousness apparently had increased as they held Edgar Poe, 25 South Brookville road. the attendant, only long enough to take less than $2 in change from his pocket.

Car Eludes L. H. Crockett, 603 Carlyle place, who drove up just behind the trio, started after them as they sped away from the Alling station, but was outdistanced in two blocks. The bandits, according to descriptions, were between 18 20 years old. Their car bore an Illinois or Ohio license.

RADIO TO TELL IMPORTANT EVENTS Among the interesting events of the coming week to be broadcast by WGY, the Schenectady radio station of General Electric Company, will be the arrival of the Prince of Wales on the Berengaria this afternoon; the international race between Epinard, the French thoroughbred and Zev at Belmont park, Monday afternoon; possibly the first speech to be delivered in the present campaign by Senator Robert La Follette from Washington late Monday, and the arrival of the round-the-world fliers at Mitchel field. Long Island, Sundya, according to the present schedule. The welcome to the Prince of Wales will be delivered from a plane by Maj. William Hensley commandant at Mitchel feld, as the ship passes Long Beach. The voice the radio audience hears will be that of Maj.

Hensley speaking on the plane. The plane will be equipped with a General Electric transmitting set made for the United States signal corps. A superheterodyne receiver at Mitchel deld, in charge of Maj. L. D.

Gardner, will pick up Maj. Hensley's signals which will be delivered directly to the remote control amplifer panel and transmitted by land wire to the apparatus of WJZ. From WIZ the signals will be carried by land wire to the transmitting apparatus of WGY. Radio listeners will hear the voices of both Maj. Hensley and Maj.

Gardner as a two-way communication will be carried on during the flight of the plane. This latest feat of radio engineering was successfully demonstrated recently by flights over Central park, York. Same Setup for Fliers. Almost the same setup will be used connection with the welcome to the in round-the-world fliers. Maj.

Hensley squadron of planes to Boston and plans to accompany the welcoming return with the escort. It is of expected that the transmitted signals the will be picked up when the plane squadron is about 100 miles out. Maj. Hensley will describe the of a approach micro- to Mitchel feld and by means the landing feld the listenwill hear the roar of the motors phone on ers the planes taxi by. The formal as ceremonies of welcoming the fliers will also be broadcast.

This will include a brief welcome by Governor Alfred E. Smith. A dance is planned for the evening in honor of the fliers and WGY WJZ listeners will hear the dance and numbers and probably a few words from the pilots of the of greeting planes. round Monday's program will include a de-' furlong scriptive at Belmont park. This story of the Epinard-Zev sixrace event will be broadcast simultaneously WGY and WJZ.

J. Andrew White. by announcer of leading sporting events and the Democratic national convention will go on the air at 2 o'clock, Eastern standard time, and will give a descripof the track and the events leadtion the race. From the instant the ing up barrier is sprung Mr. White and to C.

J. Fitzgerald will follow the their horses -giving an expert description of relative positions. MASONIC PICNIC HELD. COLUMBUS, Aug. 1,000 Bartholomew county Masons than their families attended an annual and and outing today held at picnic Porter's camp near here under the auspices of the Masonic the lodge day of this incity.

The program for cluded a big basket dinner at noon and a championship game of baseball by teams from the five Masonic lodges of this county. FINDS DOG CIRCUS LOST DURING SOJOURN HERE The mystery of the missing circus dog has been solved. Clifford Satark, 2314 West Walnut street, found nd the trick dog, lost by Ringling Brothers Barnum Bailey circus, when it gave a performance here earlier in the week. Upon receipt of a telegram from George Black, detective, traveling with the circus, the dog will be crated and shipped to St. Louis, where the circus will be Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

Hotel Times Square New York All the essentials of a good hotel plus, many unusual comforts, attractive rates and advantageous location. F. A. MUSCHENHEIM Fall Showing Shirts New colorings, new weaves, new designs, exclusively Manhattan, because woven in Manhattan controlled mills. And the finest examples of expert shirt designing, well in keeping with Manhattan's long established reputation.

Our windows and our cases tell the story. SCHLOSS BROS CO 17-21 East Washington St. ELECTRICAL MEN TO SPEND MILLION Educational Drive to Last Six Weeks- -Valuable Prizes Offered. Announcement of an educational campaign, having for its object education of the public in the importance of obtaining proper lighting effect in the home, was made yesterday by the Electrical Development Association of Indianapolis, which is affiliated with all branches of the electrical industry. The campaign will begin Oct.

1, and will known as the "Better Home Lighting Activity." The campaign is being planned on what is said lET be the most costly and extensive national educational campaign in the history of the electrical industry. The association will attempt to educate the 12,000,000 domestic users of electric current in order that they may obtain greater comfort and counteract the reported increase of defective sight among the American people. $1,000,000 for Campaign. A fund for the campaign amounting to $500,000 has been raised, and the plans have been under preparation for two years. The fund will be expended in advertising over period of six weeks, which convey the proper lighting message the people.

Local will, committees have increased the fund until it is said now to amount to apIn charge of the campaign in In-! proximately $1,000,000, dianapolis are W. H. Morton, chairW. H. Foxworthy, chairman; Thomas Hatfeld, Norman A.

Perry, George Balley, Walter C. Marmon and J. R. Farrell. contest is to be conducted durIng the campaign, in which school children will participate, for the preparation of the best suggestions for proper home illumination.

Several million copies of a home lighting primer now are being printed for distribution in connection with the contest. First prize will be a model electrical home, costing $15,000, the designing of which was the result of a national competition of the country's best known architects. Scholarships and other prizes will be offered. School authorities of various cities in United States have pledged cooperation in the campaign. TWO KLAN MEMBERS ARE FOUND GUILTY HERRIN, Aug.

Neilsen, reputed exalted cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan here, and Carl Winsteadt were found guilty by a jury in Herrin City court today on a charge of a8- sault with deadly weapon on George Stover. These were the first convictions under indictments returned against S. Glenn Young, Ku Klux Klan liquor raider, and fifty-five associates as the result of rioting here Feb. 8. In the Arst trial on a larceny charge, Neilsen was acquitted.

A robbery indictment against him was dismissed. SHERIFF SLAYER KILLED BY POSSE The he SIMPLE RITES FOR L. G. ROTHSCHILD: Body of Well- Known Business Man Taken to Cincinnati This Morning. Simple funeral services were held last night at 8 o'clock for Leopold G.

Rothschild, known to many of his intimate friends and acquaintances special representative and director of publicity for the Merchants Heat and Light Company, who died suddenly Tuesday night, after a few hours' illness of heart disease, at the residence, 4715 Park avenue. A large number of friends and business acquaintances were present at the services. Many were unable to get into the house, and occupied seats on the lawn and porch. The funeral sermon was preached by Rabbi Morris M. Feuerlicht of the Indianapolis Congregation, of which 'congregation Mr.

Rithschild Wa3 a member. Dr. Charles H. Winders, executive secretary of the Church Federation of Indianapolis, also took part in the service, reading the Scripture lesson and offering the closing prayer. A Laudable Personality.

Rabbi Feuerlicht eulogized the menory of Mr. Rothschild, characterizing him as one of a "laudable and lovable and AS having a spirit of the 'Anest exalted democracy "Death is always unwelcome among us, and especially when one like him whose memory We cherish is taken from said Rabbi Feuerlicht. "Death always levies on our hearts a tax that is heavy and yet it often comes to a soul like a precious balm. He, in whose memory we are gathered here tonight. was AL man of honor and distinction among 118, though A quiet man.

Baron Rothschild. we called him, not flippantly at all but reverently, for he suggested to 119 a man of baronial character, with 8. dignity and courtesy about him worthy of one bearing such a title. His WAS a laudable and lovable personality and able to mix with all. His was a spirit of the finest and exalted democracy that knew no class, creed or race.

was a civic spirited citizen. He -took an interest in politics and civic responsibilities and Vet he had none of those petty and Immoral characteristics we so often associate with politicians. He was upright in character and noble in his relationships with his fellowmen. So good WAS he to his friends that he was a victim to his own, goodness. Outstanding Virtue Loyalty.

"His outstanding virtue. perhaps, was his loyalty. He was loyal to his family, loyal to his God, of loyal to his party, loyal to his race citizen. people, and loyal to his trust as a As a member of my congregation I knew him for many years. "The hands of Baron Rothschild were clean and his heart was pure.

He stands before the God of salvation now, clean of hands and pure in Following the reading of the Psalms heart." by few passages from the Old TesRabbi Feuerlicht, Dr. Winders also read a including the Twenty-third tament, closing with a short Psalm, was banked high prayer. with The casket SHREVEPORT, Aug. Johnny Williams, negro, 16 years old, slayer of Deputy Sheriff Tom Gentry, was killed by a posse of several hundred men at Kurthwood, scene of the shooting of the law officer, at 7:30 o'clock tonight when he emerged from his hiding place, pistol in hand, and started fring at the crowd of pursuers. PLAY GROUNDS FIELD EVENTS DRAW NUMEROUS ENTRANTS Hundreds of Boys and.

Girls Take Part in Program Which Also Included Swimming ContestsSuccess Pleases Park Officials. Future Charles Paddocks, Johnny Weissmullers and Darbys their stuff yesterday afterstrutted and evening when the Arst annoon municipal playground track, feld nual meet was held at Wiland swimming lard park. Several hundred children under the 16-year age limit participatseveral hundrsd of faed and mothers, sisters and brothers thers and and others unrelated, but interested, the sidelines and crowded up watched. E. McBride, director of recEdward and Mrs.

Alice Kessler, asreation, in charge of the affair sistant. were and expressed satisfaction with the children in the meet. Mr. number of McBride said the meet will be repeatand that provision will ed next year be made at that time for competitive athletic events for adults. Willard Park Wins.

Virtually every playground was rep-. Entrants were grouped in resented. two classes: seniors, between 11 years months and 16 years old, and and between and 11 years and 6 juniors, months. Willard park took senior team honors in girls' events, while the Brookside Juveniles copped the largest point score among the junior girls. A retabulation of points scored by the Willard park and School No.

50 teams was being made last night by recreation officials to determine the team winners in boys' events after a day of stiff track and feld competition. Eva Sawyer of Willard park carried off the lion's share of prizes in the senior girl's track and feld meet with five Arsts out of seven events. Justine Ruffner and Alda Ruffner, both of Willard park also, took the other two firsts, making a monopoly of first prizes for Willard in this division. In the junior girls' track and feld meet, Dorothea Hart was Instrumental In obtaining team honors for Brookside park, with three firsts and two thirds out of seven events, although closely followed by Mary O'Connor of Willard with two Arsts and one second. Marie Bauer of Finch playground and Alice Clay of Ringgold playground captured the other two first places.

None of the girls or boys entered in the swimming events held in the evenning in the Willard pool were able to capture two Arst places, although three girls managed to annex a first and a second. Results Are Announced. SENIOR GIRLS' TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS. Hop, Skip and Jump--Justine Ruffner, Willard, Arst: Doris Thomas, Rhodius, second: Hazel Scheurer, Finch, third. Distance.

27 feet. Running High Jump--Alda Ruffner, Willard, Arst: Frances Willis, Spades, second; Ruth Williams. Fall creek, third. Height, 4 feet 2 inches. Throwing Basket Ball (overhead)Eva Sawyer, Willard, first: Cora Haslet, Spades, second; Doris Thomas, Leona Brown, second; Mary third.

Ribbons were awarded for first, ond and third places in nearly the events, although bronze were given the winners of the and girls' medley races. Balls other sporting goods, donated sporting goods firms, were also as prizes in some events. FEWER SPEEDERS APPEAR IN COURT The number of motorists facing Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth for traffc violations yesterday numbered but sixty-six, a reduction from last week. Clark Gordon, 1347 Tuxedo street, presented a new excuse to the judge for speeding.

Gordon said his sweetheart called up and told him she was sick. He rushed to her bedside, but was arrested en route. Motor Policeman Trimpe accompanied him to the home of the sweetheart following the arrest. Gordon said the girl told him she wasn't sick, but lonesome, and wanted him to come over right away, SO she told him she was iH. Gordon told the judge he felt like shaking his sweetheart when he learned the truth.

The judge said $10 and costs. S. Trilby, 526 Harmon street, a taxicab driver, was fined $35 and sentenced to jail for thirty days. A fine of $100 was assessed against Fred Meister, 21, 2206 Plaza place. James Stephens, 1310 College avenue, was fined $60.

Ray McCormick, Knightstown, a driver on the Rushville bus line, pleaded guilty to driving twenty miles an hour and was fined $9. The $200 bond of Raymond Curley, Twelfth and Illinois streets, charged with speeding, who failed to appear, was ordered forfeited. 40 DIE IN CRASH OF ODESSA TRAIN ODESSA, Aug. 28. (Associated Press) passengers were killed and a large number were injured when the express from Odessa to Moscow, which left here last night, was derailed 200 miles from here.

The accident was caused by a break in the track, which apparently had been purposely torn from its bed by unknown persons. The train was going at high speed when the accident took place. The engine was hurled onto its side and its boiler exploded, causing a fire which spread rapidly to the coaches of the train. Relief trains were dispatched from the nearest station and from Odessa, word is being awaited of the number of victims. FIND MISSING MAN PRISONER IN CAR PADUCAH, Aug.

a mysterious absence since Monday, when he is believed to have received A decoy telephone message, Emile A. Gourieux, 35 years old, grocer and former policeman here, was locked in freight car at Murphysboro, 'a according Gourieux to information found reaching here. was by Murphysboro police and was uninjured, his brother-in-law. Ed McCarvey of Grand Tower, telephoned Mrs. Gourieux.

No details were given, she said. The grocer disappeared after ing receiving to a inform him telephone of illness of a purport- relamessage tive in the city. His wife said no member of the family had been ill. Mullery, secall medals boys' and by given Rhodius, third. Distance, 45 feet 8 inches.

Throwing Basket Ball (round arm)Eva Sawyer, Willard, Arst: Louise Lewis, Jameson, second; Cora Haslet, Spades, third. Distance, 56 feet. Maypole Vault-Eva Sawyer, Willard, first: Marie Dalton, Finch, second; Thelma Richardson, Greer, third. Distance, 7 feet 10 inches. Standing Broad Jump- -Eva Sawyer, Willard, first Ruth Williams, Fall creek, second; Cora Haslet, Spades, third.

Distance, 7 feet 2 inches. 50-Yard Dash--Won by Eva Sawyer, Willard. Time, 71-5 seconds. Only first place counted. JUNIOR GIRLS' TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS.

Hop, Skip and Jump Dorothea Hart, Brookside, Arst; Mary O'Connor, Willard, second; Seward, Spades, third. Distance, feet 10 Mary, inches. Running High Jump Dorothea Hart, Brookside, first: Viva Clark, Brightwood, second: Mildred Thixton, Willard. third. Height, 3 feet 3 inches.

Throwing Basket Ball (overhead)Marie Bauer, Finch, frst Viva Clark, Brightwood, second: Dolores MarkGreer, third. Distance, 34 feet 8 inches. Throwing Basket Ball (round arm)Mary O'Connor, Willard, first: Dolores Markland, Greer, second: beth Hines, Ringgold, third. Distance, 26 feet. Maypole Vaultice Mary O'Connor, Willard, Callis, Ringgold, second: Dorothea Hart, Brookside, third.

Distance, 7 feet 4 inches. Standing Broad Jump Dorothea Hart, Brookside, Arst: Marie Bauer, Finch, second: Mildred Thixton, Willard, third. Distance, 6 3 inches. Fifty first: Violet Dash--Alice Isley, Greer, Clay, second; Ringgold, Dorothea Hart, Brookside, third. BOYS' SWIMMING MEET.

100-Yard Medley-Joe Dugan. Arst: Fred Stanton, second; George Roberts, third. 40-Yard Free Style (under 100 -Don Mooney, Arst: Howard Birch, second: Edward Stanton, third. 10-Yard Free Style (under eighty pounds) -Jack Dorm, Arst: third. Harold Hinesly, second: Dale Shue.

Plung for Distance--George Roberts, first; Carrol Riley, second; tore Cave and William Wilson, tied third. Distance, 40 feet 9 inches. Arst: Tub Race--Charles Abbot, John Connaughton, second; Edward Stanton, third. GIRLS' SWIMMING MEET. 100-Yard Dash--Marie Dalton, Arst; Agnes Coffin, second.

40-Yard Free Style (under 100 pounds)-Leona Brown, Arst; Lowell, Mary Beuhler, second; Rosemary third. 10-Yard Free (under eighty pounds) -Mary O'Connor, second; Arst: Mul- Josepine Youngman, Mary lery, third. Plunge for -Agnes Coffin. first: Marie Dalton, second; Margaret Sanders, third. Tub Race Mary Hamilton, Arst; The Last Few Days of the IDEAL'S BUY FOR LESS SALE brings forth such wonderful bargains as these: 3-Piece Cane and Velour $69.75 3-Piece Walnut Dining Room $82.50 3-Piece Walnut Bedroom Suite.

$69.50 ALL NEW MERCHANDISE LARGE Large Buffet a FLOORS baboodl LAMP AL Mirrors OF A Polychrome Special BABE Frames, Mitered Panels 2.98 The Home of 9.85 The Big Little Store We Credit Your Is IDEAL FURNITURE CO. Deliver Anywhere in State Good 141 W. Washington St. Come to Sanborn's for anything electrical, be it lighting fixtures, lamps, radio sets, hair dryers, electric irons or what not. Sanborn's is a complete electrical store.

The Electric Co. 309 N. Illinois St. MAin 1017. Opposite Y.

M. C. A. ELECTRICAL GOODS FROM AN ELECTRICAL STORE. BUY Sunday Excursion Rates Via THISE Terre Haute, Indianapolis Eastern Traction Co.

Every Sunday During August for the round trip will be charged between all stations on this $1.00 company's lines in Indiana where the regular one-way fare 1s 51.50 or less--to Greencastle, Lebanon, Frankfort, Martinsville, GreenKnightstown, Newcastle, Crawfordsville, Danville. the round trip will be charged between all stations on this for $1.50 company's lines In Indiana "hatters the regular one-way fare is more than Brazil, Terre Sullivan, Clinton, Cambridge City, Richmond, Lafayette. Tickets will be good going on all regular trains on date of sale. Tickets will be good returning on all regular trains on date of sale..

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